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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.0GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

10 Cores, 16 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q4 2023.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,745 user samples
3,715 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 89th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
30 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 111% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 101% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 101% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 60th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
99.2 % 107 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.8 Pts +1% 79.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
181 Pts 191 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
343 Pts 380 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
631 Pts 714 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
992 Pts 1194 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+20%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91 Pts +2% 88.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
191 Pts 196 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
368 Pts 394 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
689 Pts 773 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1053 Pts 1252 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+19%
Market Share
Based on 68,572,731 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+250%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
110 % 114 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % More popular.
+14%
50 %
Price
Price (score)
$192 Cheaper.
+12%
$220
Age
Newest
32 Months 9+ Months Much more recent.
+72%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1251 Pts 1704 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+36%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1199 Pts 1667 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39%

Intel's i5 12500 is a weird processor. It is around $40 more expensive than the i5 12400(F) for slightly higher clocks and a better iGPU that most gamers will not care about - which is the thing Alder Lake focuses most on from what we've seen. It is not good value. This does not mean it is a bad CPU, it is still very capable of gaming and could be more capable in workstation and desktop use thanks to the improved iGPU. I do not believe it deserves a $40 tax for those situations though. [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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